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勛

xūn
noun #33,580

Meanings

  1. 1 meritorious deed
  2. 2 great achievement
  3. 3 distinguished service (variant of 勋)

Examples

勛是勋的异体字。
Xūn shì xūn de yìtǐzì.
勛 is a variant character of 勋.
他立下了赫赫战勛。
Tā lì xiàle hèhè zhànxūn.
He achieved tremendous battlefield merit.

Tips

history
勛 is a variant form of 勋 (xūn) — "distinguished merit / decoration." The mainland simplifies to 勋, but 勛 survives in Hong Kong, Taiwan, in older mainland texts, and in personal names (Studio Ghibli's Isao Takahata is 高畑勛 / Gāotián Xūn). Compounds: 勳章/勛章 (medal), 元勳 (founding hero), 功勳 (great deed).
memory
The right element 力 ("strength") is the meaning radical — merit is something earned through strength/effort. The left element 員 (员) supplies the sound. Compare the orthodox form 勳 used in Taiwan, which has the same structure with 熏 on the left.

Stroke Order

勛 xūn